Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-02-03
PARLIAMENT OPENED,
And the British Government Enters upon
Its Work.


The british parliament assembled Jun
"a. The speech read from the throne eA-
cited but little interest. The following arc
the salient points in the address;
England's foreign relations are frienoiy'
Affairs in southeastern Europe are IN
fair way of settlement, but England Hus'
insist upon the observance OF the treaty
in Berlin. In Burmah and Egypt there Is
a gratifying Improvement. Grave anxiety
is caused by the state OF affairs in Ireland
The system adopted there of combining OF
force tenants to evade just debts may
compel further legislation and the govern
ment will not hesitate to ask additional
powers il necessary The bills to be sub
mitted by the government relate to land
tran SER, railway rates, trade marks and
the faciitation of agricultural allotments.
The speech is characterized by more than
the usual vagueness. The hints OF legisla-
ton for Ireland are especially obscure
The only allusion to the conspiracy Dill ID
found in the reference to the plan of cam
paign and the governments intention 10
| Introduce il necessary bill altering the
existing law so as to enable II TO cope Win
| the movement. An indication OF the e1-
|
the EXPIRE sion of the hope that the labors
! of the rent commission will have issue In
| a measure to ameliorate the condition OF
the country. The leading measure Tor
England and Scotland Is county govern
The most important event of the day was
Lord Randolph Churchills speech CIV
ing his reasons for resigning the
ehanceOrshp OF h the e ,ba goy.
ernments naval and military estimates
exceeded e3l, GOO, 600, without counting the
large supplementary estimates. de insist.
| ed on having these estimates reduced, Dut
| his colleagues refused to cut them down.
"Although," added Lord Randolph, IL had
been urging economy ever since August"
Lord Randolph then referred to the gov
ernment's foreign policy, and declared
amid loud opposition cheers: Il also OBJ
iected to the governments policy or need
less interference in the affairs OF other
nations"
He could not, he felt, retain his place In
the government. When he found his col
leagues refused to try to retrench. "Ihe
policy of this country he said, SHOULD
be peaceful every where. The government 9
estimates were too great for time or
peace. 1t has been said resigned in haste.
The fact is, there were difficulties between
myself and my colleagues in the cabinet
almost from the beginning OF the present
! government. AS did not desire to remain
wranglng in the cabinet, asked to be al
lowed to retire unless the government ex-
penses were reduced within absolute peace
, limits"
Gladstone delivered an eulogy on Earl
! Iddesleigh. whom he said. he had the honor
to introduce into public lie. He said the
sentiments of sorrow for the earPs deatf
! were universal and based on the sterling
' merits of the man.
Mr. Gladstone applauded what he callet
Lord Randolph Churchil's sacrifices IN
behalf of sound economic policy. ID
(Gladstone) found no fault with the gov
! ernments foreign policy: He strongl,
!, objected to the severance OF the treasur!
> portfolio from the premiership, the form
. err being practically sinecure. He also oh
jected To the combination OF the offices o
premier and foreign secretary, which
made one man responsible for the dictiol
IS of momentous foreign dispatches. II
!: hoped the country would oppose any
/ oppression of Bulgaria by n for
J. eign power. Referring to the CANADIAN
/ fisheries question he said he trusted tina
u the papers on the subject would speedily
> be presented to the house: He was read.
L to bet ten to one, though it was hardl,
Q likely that the wager would be accepted
u that the local government question
u would not be settled this session. Tn
o government, he said, also proposed Il
IS deal with criminals in Ireland, althoug
3 they tried to make il sound better b.
using the term procedure" 1t was graf
fying he continued, to hear that Grim
IS was rarer in Ireland but in regard TO tn
y allusion to the melting of tenants agains
:, landlords he greatly lamented the fact tina
N the queen had not expressed regret at tn
20 recent lamentable evictions in Kerry. i
= conclusion MIR. Gladstone said he hope
u the sanguine expectations OF the roy,
speech would be fulfilled.